ROUND 9: 🇪🇸 Spain

FORMULA 1 ARAMCO GRAN PREMIO DE ESPAÑA 2025

Circuit stats

  • First Grand Prix: 1991
  • Number of laps: 66
  • Circuit Length: 4.657 km
  • Race Distance: 307.236 km
  • Lap record: 1:16.330 Max Verstappen (2023)
  • 2024 winner: Max Verstappen

Track Map

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  • Microw@lemm.ee
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    1 month ago

    Well, given how many cars took to the runoff there, I can understand why Nico did not know behind which car he should have correctly come back onto the track. He had no real advantage there.

  • Microw@lemm.ee
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    1 month ago

    Looks like the Sauber upgrades are working really well… while Williams is not convincing here

  • Microw@lemm.ee
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    1 month ago

    “Why are we on hard?!”

    Same question here, Max. Official tire info says you should still have a used soft tire left that could be used.

  • DV8@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    How Max kept that car on the road is insane. And as I’m writing this. Seems like people bumping into Max at the moments his car isn’t slipping…

  • Microw@lemm.ee
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    1 month ago

    Verstappen is now under investigation for causing a collision, it seems. So what was the 10 seconds penalty for?

  • Rayquetzalcoatl@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 month ago

    It’s a shame for Max that they stuck him on hards after he’d raced so well, but jesus christ does he get away with some nonsense. Ten seconds for intentionally crashing into a competitor? Ridiculously light.

    He obviously went for the “ahead at the apex” rulebending that he’s used so effectively by rolling off the brakes and trying to claim the position off track on T1, and then when it doesn’t go his way he’s lost his head.

    He’s the best driver on the grid, not just in terms of speed but also consistency, track awareness and shrewd rule awareness too - but when he behaves like this it reflects poorly, the way it did when Schumacher was doing this sort of thing too. I guess that kind of anger is part of what makes a best-of-the-best racing driver though.

    • krimson@lemmy.world
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      1 month ago

      Yep he went full Jos mode again which is a big big shame. I saw the replays of leclerc and russell and I can see where his frustration is coming from but in moments like this and after all these years he is still not able to keep himself in check. Let him pass, avoid a penalty and retry to overtake.

      This might have been the moment the small chance at a WDC was thrown away (also by the team by putting him on hards).

    • cyrano@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      1 month ago

      I meant they discuss on tires strategy so given yesterday strategy with tires in qualify the hard must have been an option discussed.

      Meme: You guys discussed about it, right? Right?

      • Rayquetzalcoatl@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        1 month ago

        I imagine though that they weren’t planning that additional stop under safety car. I suppose the data must have showed that fresh hards had a better chance than old softs on a restart like that, and maybe that was correct and we wouldn’t be having this discussion at all, had Max not had that slide coming onto the start/finish straight as the race got underway again. Just a bit of bad luck for the team really, I think – although you’re right, they probably would have discussed hards at some point this weekend.

    • Etnaphele@lemmy.world
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      1 month ago

      Absolutely, but his signature move works only if he somewhat hits the apex, in this case he couldn’t because of Russell alongside him. He should have accepted the screw up of gambling on multiple softs and having none at the end. They are professionals, such revengeful behavior because he’s pissed has no place on any race track. I’m pretty sure being short tempered isn’t required to become a champion. Unfortunately, as you said, we have multiple examples of it.

  • doc3vil@lemm.ee
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    1 month ago

    Max winning driver of the day is wild lol - maybe people just really dislike George and found his ramming funny?